Emirate of Riyadh
Emirate of Riyadh إمارة الرياض (Arabic) Imārat ar-Riyāḍ | |||||||||
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| 13 January 1902–April 1913 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Riyadh | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1902–1913 | Ibn Saud | ||||||||
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• Battle of Riyadh | 13 January 1902 | ||||||||
• Conquest of al-Hasa | April 1913 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
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The Emirate of Riyadh[1] was the first iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1902 to 1913.[2] It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud.[1] The state was formed after Saudi forces seized Riyadh from the control of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, led by the House of Rashid, during the Battle of Riyadh.[1] It was the direct antecedent of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa, and the earliest legal predecessor of present-day Saudi Arabia. Al-Hasa was conquered in 1913.
See also
- History of Saudi Arabia
- Unification of Saudi Arabia
- Sheikhdom of Diriyah
- First Saudi state
- Second Saudi state
- Third Saudi State
- Sultanate of Nejd
- Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
- Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
- Saudi Founding Day
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